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A Dedicated Man
- Inspector Banks, Book 2
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
A Dedicated Man is the second novel in Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series, following on from Gallows View.
Near the village of Helmthorpe, Swainsdale, the body of a well-liked local historian is found half buried under a dry stone wall. Harry Steadman has been brutally murdered. But who would want to kill such a thoughtful, dedicated man?
Chief Inspector Alan Banks is called in to investigate and soon discovers that disturbing secrets lie behind the apparently bucolic facade. It is clear that young Sally Lumb, locked in her lover's arms on the night of the murder, knows more than she is letting on. And her knowledge could lead to danger....
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- K J W
- 27-08-21
Don’t bother
Looooooong and drawn out don’t waist your time , it’s a good job it was free
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- Barry Martin Cooke
- 18-09-19
A find worthy of seeking more from this author
An excellent detective story well written and presented. Well worth sampling more from this author
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-02-22
Absolutely awful attempt at a Yorkshire accent
The story is entertaining but the narrator needs a crash course in the Yorkshire accent. His rendering of the Yorkshire speakers is like nails on a blackboard to anyone coming from the county..... we do not pronounce the T in sentences such as "I went to t'pub " it's more like a glottal stop and difficult to write down but all the narrator had to do was listen to a Yorkshire native saying it .... it is more like "I went to-u-pub" Then there is the word ginnel which is pronounced with a soft G not a hard one and is more like jinnel. Anyway if you come from Yorkshire you have been warned.
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- Liam D
- 22-03-21
A good book
I always liked reading the DCI Banks series by Peter Robinson and this audio version does not disappoint. Good story and well narrated. This definitely gets the thumbs up from me.
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- siobhan brophy
- 17-08-19
I'm engrossed in these books. very well written
Well written, well read, great detective stories. G would recommend them to anyone who likes crime and thrillers. I am almost at the brink of knowing who did it and then I'm thrown. can't wait to listen to the next one
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- Suki W
- 27-03-20
Good plot and characters
Very good narrator only slipped on voice changes once. Will choose future books in this series
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- Marion
- 24-09-20
Long book
Too wordy , as far as I am concerned nothing happened. It is a if he run out of stories. I am beginning to think these prolific authors need to slow down and find some other things to occupy their minds and inject something new to the stories. Sorry up to now I have enjoyed banks stories
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- Janedcb
- 27-02-22
Great story, dreadful narration
This story was great, kept me gripped to the end and I had to listen every spare moment until the end.
Unfortunately the narrator has no grip of the Yorkshire dialect and in particular his pronunciation of t' (as in Ilkley Moor bar t'at) is cringworthy.
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- jules
- 28-01-19
Good listen
I have not read any off these books so have started from the beginning and have to remember these books are set a few years ago. Saying that for me is ok and the story moves along at a good rate beginning to get to know some off the main characters and they are very likeable, I find them a pleasant read not the best but certainly not the worse, the narration is good. Will be downloading more off the books.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-03-19
' Intrigue in Yorkshire
A cracking good story well told by A wonderful reader, a long list of characters completed my enjoyment.
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